Eric Chen

Eric Chen

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Co-Founder and Founding Partner

Bio

Eric Chen is a Co-Founder and Partner at OVO Fund. Eric previously worked at Uj Ventures as a Founder. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Stanford University.

Eric Chen is an experienced technology investor focusing on early stage Internet and enterprise IT opportunities in the US and China. Eric started Uj Ventures, an angel fund based in Palo Alto formed to incubate and fund seed stage opportunities.

Uj Ventures has made 25 investments in technology startups including Palantir, RoboteX, Kiwi Crate, Context Logic and other promising startups. As a partner with venture capital firm WI Harper for five years, Eric led investments in technology companies that spanned both China and the US including ooma, Laszlo, PMC, and EditGrid. He is currently a Venture Partner with WI Harper and an advisor to Matrix Partners China.

Eric has a wide-ranging background and is an entrepreneur in his own right. He co-founded an Internet startup, worked as an executive at a high growth technology company, incubated and launched a double bottom line investment fund in DC and pulled all-nighters on Wall Street as an investment banker.

Location

Palo Alto, California, United States, North America

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Primary Organization

OVO Fund

OVO Fund

Founded

2013

Investment

45

Lead investment

5

Exits

5

Employees

1-10

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance

Jobs history

1

Equilibrium Real Estate Investments

Special Limited Partner

2009 - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

0

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Profile Resume

Eric Chen is the Co-Founder and Founding Partner at OVO Fund, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Eric Chen has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Eric Chen studied MBA Business Administration @ Stanford Graduate School of Business. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Eric Chen has made 10 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - BrightCrowd on Oct 11, 2016

Number of investment

10

Number of exits

1

Personal investment

10

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
May 15, 2015
Lixibox, Inc. Lixibox, Inc.
Seed Round - Lixibox, Inc.
500.0K
Aug 31, 2015
PayJoy PayJoy
Seed Round - PayJoy
2.0M
Aug 01, 2016
Cloudastructure Cloudastructure
Convertible Note - Cloudastructure
750.0K
Oct 11, 2016
BrightCrowd BrightCrowd
Seed Round - BrightCrowd
0

Partner investment

5

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Jul 10, 2018
Camp Six Labs Camp Six Labs
Seed Round - Camp Six Labs
Camp Six Labs OVO Fund
3.3M
Jan 05, 2019
Aether Aether
Pre Seed Round - Aether
Aether OVO Fund
0
Jan 01, 2021
Wage Wage
Seed Round - Wage
Wage OVO Fund
1.5M
Sep 09, 2021
Agile Robots AG Agile Robots AG
Series C - Agile Robots AG
-220.0M

Exits

0

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